Achero Mañas (born in Madrid, September 5, 1966) is a Spanish film director. He is a former actor that had filmed several successful short films before receiving awards and recognition with his feature film debut El Bola.
[edit] Biography
Mañas lives in Carabanchel, son of the writer Alfredo Mañas and the actress Paloma Lorena. He studied at Actor's Studio in New York City thanks to a scholarship gained by his mother. He acted as a supporting actor in several films and television shows until he starred in Belmonte, as Juan Belmonte, or La Ley de la frontera. After the birth of his daughter Laura, he decided to stop acting and became a film maker. He has won several Goya Awards for Cazadores and El Bola, a film that was released worldwide.
[edit] Filmography as Actor
[edit] Television
- Tarde de Teatro (1986)
- Una hija más (1991)
- Un día volveré (1993)
- Colegio Mayor (1994)
- Carmen y familia (1996)
[edit] Cinema
[edit] Film Director
- Metro (1994) (short film)
- Cazadores (1997) (short film)
- Paraísos artificiales (1998) (short film)
- El Bola (2000)
- Noviembre (2003)
- Blackwhite (2004) (documentary)
- Todo lo que tú quieras (2010)
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